Successful Exploration Through the Interior of Australia ... from the Journals and Letters of William John Wills (Illustrated)
Book Details
Author(s)WILLIAM JOHN WILLS
PublisherRICHARD BENTLEY
ISBN / ASINB00SUNOHLW
ISBN-13978B00SUNOHL2
Sales Rank835,872
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
Description
William John Wills (1834 – 1861) was a British surveyor who also trained for a while as a surgeon. He achieved fame as the second-in-command of the ill-fated Burke and Wills expedition, which was the first expedition to cross Australia from south to north, finding a route across the continent from the settled areas of Victoria to the Gulf of Carpentaria.
This book composed of the journals and letters of Wills details this important expedition.
This book published in 1863 has been reformatted for the Kindle and may contain an occasional defect from the original publication or from the reformatting.
This book composed of the journals and letters of Wills details this important expedition.
This book published in 1863 has been reformatted for the Kindle and may contain an occasional defect from the original publication or from the reformatting.
